17. Also, people never pour new wine into old leather bags. Otherwise, the bags will break, the wine will spill, and the wine bags will be ruined. But people always pour new wine into new wine bags. Then both will continue to be good.”
18. While Jesus was saying these things, a leader of the synagogue came to him. He bowed down before Jesus and said, “My daughter has just died. But if you come and lay your hand on her, she will live again.”
19. So Jesus and his followers stood up and went with the leader.
20. Then a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years came behind Jesus and touched the edge of his coat.
21. She was thinking, “If I can just touch his clothes, I will be healed.”
22. Jesus turned and saw the woman and said, “Be encouraged, dear woman. You are made well because you believed.” And the woman was healed from that moment on.
23. Jesus continued along with the leader and went into his house. There he saw the funeral musicians and many people crying.
24. Jesus said, “Go away. The girl is not dead, only asleep.” But the people laughed at him.